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Is This Stunning Retro 2009 Corvette With C1 Skin Worth the Price?
By Verdad Gallardo

From a 2009 C6 Corvette to a 1958 Corvette-inspired bespoke build!

PDsVettes

No. The rear lines are all wrong. Looks like a hump back.

JABCAT

These "retro"-styled C5s & C6s are horrendous. The proportions are all wrong, and it just looks stupid. No different than Lamborghini body kids on Fieros, except those looked better.

R&L's C6

Fugly

Platnumbob

I dont know how much it is but I think it is pretty cool. Its not a C1, but for someone with the cash for a collection this would make a great car to actually drive vs the C1 in the garage. I would not buy it personally.

CSixDude

Looks like a car that can't make up it's mind what it wants to be. It's either the ugliest C1 on the planet or a chopped up perfectly good C6. You pick.

wjnjr

Much better to build a C1 restomod w/ modern drive train, brakes, steering, a/c, etc. Classic looks with late model performance.

C6ToGo

Agree. Don't these conversions run about $125K? Better to find a semi-rough genuine C1 for maybe $40K and restomod it for anther $60K or so.

DrKrieger

.....just out of proportion IMHO.

jbc1995fb

The 2nd slide saye, "While the auction price approaches that of a new 2024 Corvette Z06, the RetroVette's unique blend of classic aesthetics and modern performance makes it a distinctive proposition for discerning buyers." The 3rd slide, "the winning bid of $150,000 may come as a bit of a surprise to some"

if I had that kind of money, I'd rather have a new C8 Z06.
Might as well flush $150k down the toilet. It would never bring that money to the original buyer if/when they sell it.

Or like others said, just buy a real C1. Those would go up in value.

RocketRob

Nope. Just go all in for a C1 restomod like some others have said.

FlBoy

The modern windshield never looks right on these rebodied cars.

StayinStock

waste of a perfectly good c6 in my opinion lol

Kevin Mason

Not my thing, and most modded cars are a terrible investment.
But buy it if that is what you want.

C6Ninja

The front half doesn't match with the rest of the car. I personally do not understand all these c4/5/6 conversion bodies I see. They are ugly in my opinion.

bill gsport

Not a good investment, but a great way to get the classic Vette vibe with modern drivability. If proportions are wrong to you, buy the real thing....and look at it in the garage every once in a while. Loved my '60....first 50 miles really neat....next 50 miles a little uncomfortable....then not comfortable at all, even for a young(er) body. But back then, it wasn't about the comfort as long as it looked cool.

Sayfoo

I like it. I don't know about the price, but I like the car.

Corvette_Dez

If it were $5k, I still wouldn't buy it. That poor Vette. I feel bad for it, like those pet shelter commercials. It hurts my heart and eyes to see it.

F4Gary

$100,000 too much. That steering wheel is hideous.

c5arlen

There is a seat for every ***.